Fence



(No Model.)

J. DIGKASON.

FENCE.

Patented May 4, 1886.

llNrrED STATES,

PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN DIOKASON, OF VEVAY, INDIANA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,989,da ted May4,1885,

Application filed March 1, 1886. Serial No. 193,623. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN DIOKASON, acitizen of the United States,residing at Vevay, in the county of Switzerland and State of Indiana,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PortableFarm-Fences; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to a fence, and has for its object theconstruction of a cheap, strong, durable, and portable fence, capable ofpreventing the trespassing of cattle or smaller animals upon forbiddenpremises.

Theinvention will be hereinafter described,

' and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification,Figure 1 is a perspective View; Fig. 2, a side elevation of one end of asection, and Fig. 3 an end view.

lteference being had to the drawings and the letters marked thereon,A Brepresent the stakes, which cross each other near their upper ends, andtheir lower ends rest upon the ground. The stakes are secured togetherbelow the point of intersection by a wire, a,upon which a rail, 0,inserted in the lower crotch of the stakes, rests.

D is the rider or top rail, and rests in the upper crotch. The stakesare secured above the rider by a continuous piece of wire, I), which islooped aroundstake A, drawn across the rider D, and looped over stake B.One end, 0, of the wire is then brought back across the rider, down theoutside of stake A, across to the outside of stake B, again across overto the outside of stake A, across rail 0, to the lower side thereof. Theother end, (I, of the wire is drawn across the rider, down the outsideof stake B, across to the outside of stake A, then across to the outsideof stake B,across the rail 0 on the opposite side, to the wire 0, andjoined thereto by twisting, as at e.

As thus constructed, a complete stake-andrider fence is built, theseveral parts of which are so securely bound together that it may bemoved about freely to change its position, or it may be overthrown bywind or cattle without injuring it in the least.

To prevent smaller animals from escaping from an inclosure, I provide apanel, E, which is composed of a series of horizontal bars, f, which arecrossed by and secured to vertical battens g near each of their ends.The number of bars may be varied as circumstances require.

When the panel E is used, the wire under the rail 0 is continued downaround one or more of the bars f of the panel, and is then secured tothe stakes at h 1. weight of the panel is sustained by the wire whichpasses over the stakes above the rider, and draws them toward eachother, thus stiffening the fence; and the panel is securely held againstlateral displacement by hogs or other small animals.

The ends ofthe bars of one panel overlap those of the adjacent panel,and are held against longitudinal movement by the battens and the wireswhich support and secure them to the stakes.

To prevent what is commonly called running of the fence, and to furtherstiffen the same, I insert braces F G, set opposite to each other andsecured to the stakes by wire j at their lower ends, with the ends ofthe braces resting upon the ground. The upper ends of the braces aremade to abut against one of the stakes at or near the point where theycross each other, and are secured by wire In, which is passed around oneof the stakes and the brace and twisted, as shown. The braces may beapplied at intervals of from five to ten panels, as described.

I am aware of Patent No. 86,133, Januany 26, 1869, in which severaloverlapping rails are suspended from the rider by awire, which surroundsthe stakes at their point of intersection; also Patent No. 310,555,January 13, 1885, in which a similar construction is shown. In both ofthese fences the weight of the suspended rails is borne by the rider orthe upper crotch, which keeps a constant strain on the wire around thestakes, and tends continually to spread the stakes at the top; and noprovision whatever is made to strength en the fence by securing thestakes above the crotch, to prevent their separation by theweightbrought to bear upon the rider. By my invention the stakes are not onlysecured above the rider or top rail,but are held against lateraldisplacement by the wire which is looped over the stakes above the riderand By this construction the wrapped around them at their point ofintersection, and the weight of the suspended panel draws the stakestoward each other above the crotch, and holds the rider against displacement or removal by horses or horned cattle.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A fencecomposed of cross-stakes and a rail in the upper and lower crotch, incombination with a suspended panel. consisting of horizontal barspermanently secured to vertical battens applied near the ends of thebars, and against which the bars of the adjacent panel abut, and a wirelooped over both stakes above the rider or top rail, wound around thestakes and continued around one or more bars of the panel, and securedto both stakes on opposite sides of the panel, substantially asdescribed, whereby the panel is supported by the stakes above thecrotch, and the weight opposite to each other and secured to one of 30the stakes at or near the bottom, and their upper ends abutting againstone of the stakes at or near the point of crossing and secured by'wire,substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in 35 presence of twowitnesses.

JOHN DIGKASON. \Vitnesses:

S. A. TERRY, WM. E. DYRE.

